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Mulan is Disney's first animated feature to explore the Eastern world. The film is based on a
Chinese folk tale set in Pre-Tang China (before 200 BC), at a time when the Emperor is calling
upon villages to fight Nomad invaders. It tells the story of a young peasant girl, Mulan, who
intercepts a draft notice meant for her father and decides to go in his place, in the disguise of a
man. When Mulan decides to take her father's place, her ancestors summon up a dragon,
Mushu, to help her fight in the battle. While serving, she is recognized as a courageous soldier
and offered a government post. She turns down the position in favor of going home and living a
peaceful life with her family. After she returns home, she changes back into her lady's clothes
and totally shocks her fellow soldiers, who didn't know she was a woman during all that time on
the battlefield.
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